Virgin Australia Switches More Of Its Boeing Backlog To 737-8s

Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka at CAPA summit

Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka made the comments at Aviation Week Network's CAPA Airline Leader Summit.

Credit: Aviation Week Network
BRISBANE, Australia—Virgin Australia has converted 12 of its Boeing 737-10 orders to the 737-8 variant, which the carrier says will give it more certainty regarding its medium-term narrowbody delivery stream. The move extends its current backlog of 737-8 orders, and effectively pushes its remaining...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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